October 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

You've all done it. The pumpkin patch. It's like the new (but not new at all, really) thing to do, right? There's good patches, there's boring patches, there's patches that are really just carnivals in disguise. And I love them ALL. But this year, the Jensen family got a bit down and dirty in the patch and discovered what the REAL pumpkin patch is all about. This was a first for me. I had never seen one with all of the pumpkins still growing, vines everywhere. It was dirty. It was awesome. I mean, we cut our pumpkin right off the vine! We hummed and hawed about which one we were ready to commit to, because when you cut it yourself, it feels sort of special and like you should really think carefully about it. Just when I thought I was getting bored of the whole punkin' patch idea, this little gem of a farm won me over once again.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

So. First of all, I never win ANYTHING. Honestly, I don't think I have won a single thing since 3rd grade when I got 2nd place in a poster contest sponsored by the local fire department. (My one and only trophy!) But recently I've had a massive string of good luck. After scoring three (yes, three!) pairs of adorable Zuzii shoes, I somehow managed to get randomly picked as the winner of this fabulous owl cape by Finnish label Mainio from NYC children's boutique, Estella. What?! This is insane. The cape is super high quality and London hasn't stopped running around the house wearing it and hooting up a storm since it arrived in the mail. Trust me, if it's London-approved, that is saying something. The girl is picky picky picky. If she wasn't already set on being a freaking rainbow unicorn for Halloween, I would make her be this owl. It would make such a great costume yet is still something you can keep on wearing through the winter! Check out the full collection of Mainio here and definitely take a look at Estella's widely-praised boutique! All those kid brands you love? Yeah, they've got 'em.